Garden Projects and DIY

Don't be silly, he borrowed it from me.

I will have to put in for planning permission, ad dad spoke to the planners, although I won't have to pay as its a way of access for me. They did say however, if the deck was lower than the raised beds, then no planning permission is required, but didn't say by how much though. Anyway, we'll...

Thank you, M!It's nice to remind myself of the plants that will start to spring up soon. Plans for the garden this year include a trellis untop of the wall to add more privacy from the side (we're in such an overlooked bit!), I need to build a step up to the gate because we dug down quite a...

Good morning @Jack McHammocklashing I will get Mrs Woo on it straight away,Oh! its a little early now (5.45am) I will get her up have a lay in and will get her up at 6am

Thanks for the tip. Temporarily I'm going to put a couple of wooden posts in to hold a panel up, but I'll bear that in mind when I get a permanent structure in.As it turned out, I misjudged the size of the gap - it's bigger than I thought - and, once the new bit of fence went up, the...

The weather has been so wet that I've only just managed to get out and do some gardening even completed my first grass cut My new plot is showing all things coming up so glad that I made a map as all the pegs I put into the ground to identify have blown away or been washed out during the...

I have solar panels. They're doing a great job We're averaging 3,900 kWh per year. Is that what you wanted to know?

Excellent job I realise that you've made it to protect plants from the elements but you need to be careful not to forget to close it up when it's frosty. If any plants that are on the slightly tender side get frost on them the worst thing for them is early morning sun. Frost on plants is OK,...

Thank you :-) im not growing anything from seed this year in hope to get the garden sorted instead and then the sheds so they may get done this year or next year. Fingers crossed

If the Tricyrtis is at the back it needs to be T.formosana (which is the most common species anyway). The last of the Tricyrtis photos that I posted is "Taiwan Adbane" (also fairly common) which is only 30/40cm tall. Be careful with the Hosta positioning as the different species/cultivars vary...

If the local practice of dealing with surface water runoff is letting it flow through those neighbours' gardens downhill of you and then onto a public highway, both of those practices would be unlawful in the UK.Therefore any advice you get from this mainly UK forum may not be relevant/correct.

Time will tell. Hoping it should be ok.

Beckie, I really want hens. But as we are in an enclosed space and a very small garden, the missus won't allow them. It's just frustrating to have your carefully positioned lights go off at different times because some have got more light than the others. Same problem with solar water features....

Make Alpine Crevice Beds. They're perfect for the job. Look up the Alpine Gardening section on this forum for ideas of what to plant. I've seen pictures of enormous crevice beds (one's recently gone in in Edinburgh) and they look fantastic..

I have golden gravel which looks like Pebo's rheingold gravel. I like it because it brightens the garden up on cold dull days. I chose 20mm gravel because cats are less likely to use it as a toilet as its harder for them to dig in. (I like cats. Had one of my own for 19 years ).

If breaking apart a large number of pallets or if timber prices (plus delivery charges) prove to be exorbitantly expensive or if you just like recycling stuff then why not consider buying (or making) a pallet breaker tool.To build a large pallet wood planter, you will need just the...

Hey Lori! I don't go that far and only take what I can use. He he. Ours is twice a week with an agreement to leave items in a set area. We have a few trucks come round trying to beat the local council to the metal and saleable items. It's funny to see them selecting what is salvageable.

Build one from decking? Or use some scrap wood to make a step shape and fill it with concrete, for a solid concrete step. Then remove the wood after. There's plenty of guides online, that's my next job in the garden, I'm putting it off though as it looks pretty Labour intensive... A lot easier...

So funny